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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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